back to the salt mines
вернуться к чему-либо с большой неохотой; например к работе, которую не хочется делать
The work was tedious; they finished their coffee and went back to the salt mines.
Другие идиомы:
- back the wrong horse
- You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
- stab (someone) in the back
- get off (someone's) back
- back on one's feet
- break the back of (something)
- back-to-back
- scratch (someone's) back
- pat on the back
- back to the drawing board
- behind (someone's) back
- back in circulation
- back to basics
- back and forth
- have one's back to the wall